http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~harchol/gradschooltalk.pdf
Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science - by Mor Harchol-Balter
School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
this afternoon i asked my uni classmate for what he wanted to go for PhD, as he was busy working on his project, he simply gave me the above link which i found it extremely helpful on assessing why and for what reason i want to PhD. interestingly, this morning i heard a radio hostess saying that "it is a wrong thinking that you are waiting for the best timing. if you want to make a change, just do it, don't think any action is useless before any change can be made." yep, it's time to start specifically thinking, time to get real!
i keep asking myself:
do i enjoy discover something new that no one else know about yet?
do i like researching?
am i able to work alone while no one in the world know the answer?
do i want to make a change for this world?
what topic/field am i interested in?
am i able to stand frustration when nothing is done probably in a long time?
do i like looking and thinking into detail?
would i like to work as a researcher or professor after PhD?
do i want to PhD just because i'm fed up with my current job, or i truly want it?
besides the above questions to ask, with the great help of the article, i'm getting a clearer idea about PhD, and i think associating with an adviser and alone most of the time is not a problem for me, well, sometimes i even love to work alone.
i want to do it, i wish to go for it, and i'mma make a changet this year!
